Absinthe derives its name from a type of wormwood species called Artemisia absinthium. This green liquor's notorious ...

This means that current absinthe in the U.S. has only tiny amounts of thujone, far below the level that could cause any noticeable mind-altering effects, and can certainly be enjoyed as a drink today.

Ever since absinthe was outlawed due to rumours it led to insanity, this simple drink has become the nation's go-to apertif.

"Step back into the belle époque and beckon the green fairy: absinthe is having a renaissance," said Victoria Brzezinski in The Times. The heady spirit has been "reappearing in drinking dens" up ...

Political and Economic Power of Absinthe Manufacturers and Tobacco Companies It was with the industrialization that the production of absinthe and tobacco led large masses to become dependent users.